November 2023
PIAA Class 6A Semi-Final Preview: A Look At St. Joes Prep
November 30, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
Central Bucks South vs St. Joes Prep, Saturday December 2, 1pm @ North Penn High School How they got here (click to see 6A bracket): https://pafootballnews.com/brackets/ The Hawks The SJP Hawks last week hosted District 11 champion Nazareth Area HS where they dominated pretty much all 4 quarters enroute to an 59-21 convincing win to […]
PIAA Class 4A Semi-Final: A Look at Dallas
November 30, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Dallas v Bishop McDevitt, Friday December 1, 7pm @ Northern Lehigh How they got here (click to see 4A bracket): 2023 Schedule The Mountaineers had to take it to overtime to defeat Bonner Prendie. A blocked PAT followed by a Dallas touchdown and successful PAT was the difference in a 28-27 victory up at […]
PIAA Class 5A Semi Final Preview: A Look at Strath Haven
November 30, 2023 | Brendan Ricciardi
Strath Haven (13-1) @ Imhotep Charter (13-0) @ Coatesville HS – 7:00 pm How they got here (Click to see 5A Bracket): 2023 Schedule For the second time in three years, the Strath Haven Panthers are playing in the state semifinals. For the second time in three years, they will be playing Imhotep Institute Charter […]
Protime Predictions – Fast Food Water Escapade
November 30, 2023 | Phil Myers
Just the other day the lovely Mrs. P and Protime had a hankering for some burgers and fries, so they journeyed to the nearest fast-food restaurant. Protime just wanted some water to wash his food down with, so he was given a plastic cup and was told he could get it from the machine over […]
PIAA Class 3A Semi-Final Preview: A Look at Northwestern Lehigh
November 29, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Northwestern Lehigh vs Wyomissing, Friday December 1, 7pm @ Kutztown University How they got here (click to see 4A bracket): 2023 Schedule Last week, the Tigers cruised past Scranton Prep in their state quarterfinal matchup. The Tigers’ suffocating defense kept the Cavaliers’ offense in check thanks to 3 forced turnovers including Eli Zimmerman’s league leading […]
PIAA Class 5A Semi-Final Preview: A Look At Imhotep Charter
November 29, 2023 | Noah Stomsky
Imhotep Charter vs Strath Haven Friday, December 1st, 7:00 PM @Coatesville High School (Click Image to see 5A Bracket) 2023 Schedule The Panthers: The Panthers traveled to Deleware Valley where they took on the Warriors and won 31-7 last week. While they faced adversity early with two early turnovers and going down 7-0, they still […]
PIAA Class 1A Semi-Final: A look at Steelton-Highspire
November 29, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Steelton-Highspire v South Williamsport, Friday, December 1, 7 PM at Shamokin CLICK BELOW TO SEE 1A BRACKET 2023 Schedule Steelton-Highspire has built a reputation as the program to beat in PIAA Class 1A. After winning the title last year, and in 2020, the Rollers looked to enter dynasty territory by winning 3 in 4 […]
Long Time La Salle head coach John Steinmetz resigns
November 29, 2023 | Billy Splain
Via www.lschs.org Head Coach John Steinmetz ’77 Resigns After 45 Seasons with La Salle Football John Steinmetz has been the head coach the Explorers for the last 9 seasons. In that period hes compiled a record of 59-36 including two Philadelphia Catholic League Championships (2015 and 2021) and a Catholic League Coach of the Year […]
South Williamsport Head Coach Chris Eiswerth Part 2
November 29, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett
We go one on one with South Williamsport coach Chris Eiswerth, and we find out what drives him and his South Williamsport Mountaineers, passion for success. This is part Two of a 2 part interview.
PIAA Class 6A Semi-Final Preview: A Special Look at North Allegheny
November 29, 2023 | Joey Chirillo
North Allegheny v Harrisburg, Friday December 1, 7pm @ Altoona How they got here (click to see 6A bracket): 2023 Schedule North Allegheny being the WPIAL 6A Champions on the season and giving a dominating game in their first state playoff game against McDowell, this team offensively and defensively is going to make ripples in […]
Around District 11 with Pam and Guy: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Last Team Standing
November 29, 2023 | Guy Smith
2023.21. We always enjoy feedback from readers at RTRYFBAR@aol.com. As we head into the second to last week of the 2023 high school football season in Pennsylvania, 46 of the 47 teams in District 11 have put away their shoulder pads for this season. The 3A Northwestern Lehigh Tigers are the last of our teams […]
PIAA 3A Semi-Final Preview: A Look at Hickory
November 29, 2023 | Shane Lux
Hickory vs. Belle Vernon, Friday, December 1st, @ North Allegheny’s Newman Stadium How they got here: District 10 3A Playoffs 44-12 win vs. General McLane 38-7 win vs. Grove City 14-6 win vs. Sharon PIAA Playoffs 26-13 win vs. Central About the Hickory Hornets Schedule Hickory won their second District 10 title under Bill Dungee […]
Protime’s Pigskin Parlance – Milestones, Record Breakers & Game Shakers – Top Receivers Edition 2
November 29, 2023 | Phil Myers
Protime’s weekly column will attempt to get readers up to date on current football facts, stats, and miscellaneous tidbits of information from across the entire state of Pennsylvania. His crack staff of one will peruse some, but not all newspapers and other sources for hopefully what will be up to date scoop on the previous […]
PFN Pennsylvania HS Football Rankings, OH so close in 2023!
November 29, 2023 | Billy Splain
Well, here we are. It’s Semi-Finals week. We had some great games last week, but not many surprises for the Rankings team. Well, yeah, it’s partly because the top 8 in each class faced off. But it’s also in part because, since before the season began, our group of helmetheads was pretty darned close to […]
New Enrollment numbers are out. There’s some surprises.
November 28, 2023 | Billy Splain
The PIAA released their initial enrollment numbers for the 2024-2026 seasons and there is a lot of movement.
South Williamsport Head Coach Chris Eiswerth
November 28, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett
We go one on one with South Williamsport coach Chris Eiswerth, and we find out what drives him and his South Williamsport Mountaineers, passion for success. This is part one of a 2 part interview.
PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge Week 14 of 16
November 28, 2023 | Marcus Sic
SUDDENLY IT’S TIGHT AT THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM With just one full week of games and Championship week to go, PFN’s ProTime Pick’em Challenge has turned into a horse race at the top of the table and the bottom. In the race to unseat the OG Protime, the four top pickers are only separated […]
Keystone Club: The Top Performers in the Quarterfinal Round 2023
November 27, 2023 | Billy Splain
These were the top performances for the Quarterfinal round of the 2023 playoffs Top Offensive Performances RECORDS 28 Aaron Johnson State record td recepts season Danville Passing (300-yards or more) 337 Alex Erby Steelton-Highspire Receptions (10 or more) 11 Aaron Johnson Danville Receiving (150-yards or more) 162 Jaeion Perry Steelton-Highspire 151 Durrell Ceasar Steelton-Highspire Team […]
Harrisburg v Manheim Twp OT Video Highlights/Gallery
November 27, 2023 | Daniel Reed
Harrisburg EPIC comeback overtime victory over Manheim Township game highlights and photo gallery ! GAME HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO: PHOTO GALLERY:
Hittin’ The Road With Travelin’ Matt (State Quarterfinals)
November 27, 2023 | Matt Herring
Each week Travelin’ Matt traverses Pennsylvania attending the hottest high school football games and best match ups in the Commonwealth. Follow his exploits each week as he documents his journey from Week Zero to the Pennsylvania State Football Finals! Friday, November 24 1A #2 Fort Cherry (13-0) vs. #4 South Side Beaver (13-0) 2A […]
The Grove City Wolverines lose a heartbreaker in the 4th to the Cortland Red Dragons in the 2nd round of the 2023 Division III Playoffs 24-25 (Gallery)
November 26, 2023 | Doug Lane
In an Epic battle down to the wire finish, the Wolverines of Grove City fall short with 9 seconds left in an effort to advance in the NCAA Division III Playoffs.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers uses ferocious defense in route to another state title win 40-3 over North Posey
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Heading into this game North Posey supported a 13-1 record while Fort Wayne Bishop Luers were 11-3. Records though can be very deceiving at times and in the Class 2A State Championship Game on Saturday morning this was the case. The Knights led by the best player I watched this weekend (Six Games watched) Damiun […]
Fort Wayne Snider Panthers de-claw Decatur Central Hawks en route to their third state title by a 33-6 score.
November 26, 2023 | contributor
The Hawks would take the early lead at 3-0 on an Ashton Vogel 35-yard field goal with 1:43 left in the opening quarter. The quarter would see the Panthers outgained the Hawks by 91-29 total yards, with both teams running eleven plays. N’po Dodo led the Hawks with 23 rushing yards, while Uriah Buchanan led […]
St. Joseph’s Prep Earns Spot In State Semi-Finals With Win Over Nazareth
November 26, 2023 | Samantha Baker
The Nazareth Blue Eagles traveled to Northeast High School’s Charles Martin Memorial Stadium in Philadelphia to face St. Joseph’s Prep, who has never lost to a district 11 opponent in the state playoffs before. St. Joseph’s Prep had possession first and it didn’t take long for them to get going. Nazareth put pressure on the […]
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard beat Heritage Hills 35-7 to win their 17th state title.
November 26, 2023 | contributor
Winning state titles for a team usually does not come around often for most teams, but in Indiana, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has made a habit of it as they won their seventeenth state title on Friday afternoon, defeating a very solid Heritage Hills team by 28 points. The Patriots won the toss and elected to […]
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